Sugar container and dispenser



July 8, 1947. R MAcKEY 2,423,784

SUGAR CONTAINER AND DISPENSER Filed Feb. 11, I946 flllillllllilllm 5 xa; 9

INVEN TOR.

E! HEJZMG, MA aKEY BY C ATT RN Y device taken on lines Patented July 8,1947 UNITED STATE s PATENT OFFICE [SUGAR CONTAINER AND DISPENSER Richardo. Mackey, Antioch, Calif. Application l ebruary 11, 1946, Serial No.646,914

1 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to an improved sugar container and dispenser andparticularly relates to a container of the tilting type for retaininggranular materials and to a device for antomatically measuring anddispensing a predetermined quantity of the same.

The principal object of the present invention is the provision of aspecially constructed, improved measuring device whereby a fixedquantity of the granular material is automatically measured when thecontainer is placed in an upright position and the same flxed quantityof material automatically dispensed when the container is tilted acertain direction into a, downward position.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a tubular memberthat will dispense the sugar out of the center of the container, thedispensing end of the tubular member being so flared in relation to themeasuring device as will indicate the direction the container must betilted to dispense the sugar.

A further object of the invention is to removably and adjustably securesaid measuring device onto the lower end portion of said tubular memberwhereby the volume of the measure can be varied.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of aconstructed as to exclude dirt and maintain the sugar in a dry and cleancondition and which is simple to manufacture, superior in operation andcan readily be dismantled, cleaned, and refilled whenever desired.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification, inwhich for the purpose of illustration, like numerals designate likeparts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a vertical elevational view of the device,

vertical sectional view of the 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in theillustrating the princi- Flg. 2 is a central direction of the arrows,ple of the invention, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the measureing device taken online 3--3 of Fig. 2 looking upwardly in the direction of the arrows.

Referring in detail to the different parts and to the numerals thereof,the numeral 5 designates the container and the numeral Ii the basethereof. Said base is fixed into the bottom portion of the container andis formed with a threaded opening 1 for accommodating a sugar dispensingdevice that is so threaded cap 8, The upper part of the container isformed with a threaded neck portion 9 having an opening Ill.

The numeral II designates a central tubular member that is flared as atI2, at the uppermost end thereof and is provided with a fixed cap I3underneath said flared portion, said cap I3 having a fixed annular plateI4 that is adapted to fit onto the top face of the neck portion 9 andcover the opening Ill. The threaded recessed nut I5 fits over the outertop edge oi! the plate I4 and serves to retain the cap I3 and tubularmember II in position.

The improved measuring device consists of a specially constructedminiature container designated as a whole by the numeral I6 and formedtubularly at the upper portion thereof as at I1 and is adapted to fitonto the lower end portion of the tubular member I l and is adjustablyand removably secured thereon by the set screws I8. This constructionprovides means whereby, obviously, the measure can be adjusted forretaining various quantities of the granular materials. The saidconstruction enables a plurality of different types and sizes ofmeasures to be used if desired.

It will be particularly noted in Fig. 2 that one side of the measure I6flares outwardly from the bottom thereof as indicated at I9 and forms anopening 20 for causing the granular material to automatically fall intothe measure by gravity. It will also be noted that said measure I6 ispositioned onto the lower end portion of the tube II with said flaredportion I9 disposed oppositely to the angle portion I2 formed on theupper end of said tube II. From the construction disclosed it will beobvious that when the container 5 is tilted in the direction of thearrow 2| the granular material in the measure I6 will be dispensedthrough and out of the tube II and the granular material in thecontainer 5 will fall past said measure, and when the container isreturned to its normal upright position a portion of the granularmaterial therein will automatically fall into and fill the measure,

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes relative to the size, shape, material and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or theinvention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A device of the character described comprising a cylindrical verticalcontainer capable of retaining a quantity of granular material, acircular externally threaded neck portion at the upper end of thecontainer, a, concentric opening through said neck portion, an elongatedtubular member vertically extending through said opening and into thelower portion of the container and concentrically positioned therein, aplate secured to the upper portion of said tube and adapted to rest ontothe top end of said neck and cover said opening, an internally threadedmember for securing said plate onto said neck portion, the upperextremity of said tubular member being cut at an angle that points in acertain direction forming an angular spout, a measure at the lowerextremity of the tubular member for receiving a quantity of the granularmaterial from within the container, said meas-' ure being flared on theopposite side to said angular spout and in an opposite direction theretowhereby when the container is tilted in an opposite direction to theflared portion of said measure the granular material in said measurewill be dispensed through said tubular member.

RICHARD C. MACKEY.

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